Greenburg

Greenberg (2010) — DVD

Ben Stiller stars as Roger Greenberg, a forty-something New Yorker recovering from a personal crisis who travels to Los Angeles to housesit for his successful brother. Intent on doing nothing for a while, Roger instead reconnects with old friends, revisits missed opportunities and forms an awkward, unexpectedly meaningful relationship with Florence Marr, his brother's personal assistant. Writer-director Noah Baumbach delivers a sharply observed comedy-drama about insecurity, growing older and finding human connection when life has not gone according to plan.

Film Details

• Release year: 2010
• Screenplay: Noah Baumbach
• Story: Noah Baumbach and Jennifer Jason Leigh
• Distributor: Focus Features
• Running time: Approximately 107 minutes
• Rating: R
• Format: DVD
• Condition: Used

Cast and Characters

• Ben Stiller — Roger Greenberg
• Greta Gerwig — Florence Marr
• Rhys Ifans — Ivan Schrank
• Jennifer Jason Leigh — Beth
• Chris Messina — Phillip Greenberg
• Brie Larson — Sara
• Juno Temple — Muriel

Five Movie Facts

1. Greenberg premiered at the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear.
2. Although known for broad comedies, Ben Stiller plays a deliberately prickly and introspective dramatic-comic lead.
3. Greta Gerwig plays Florence Marr, whose hesitant relationship with Roger is central to the film.
4. Jennifer Jason Leigh co-developed the story with Noah Baumbach and also appears as Beth.
5. The film is set largely in Los Angeles and explores the disconnect between Roger's New York identity and his temporary California surroundings.

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